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South Africa
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South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost country in Africa. South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area and it is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere. About 80 percent of South Africans are of Sub-Saharan African ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages, the remaining population consists of Africas largest communities of European, Asian, and multiracial ancestry. South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a variety of cultures, languages. Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the recognition of 11 official languages. The country is one of the few in Africa never to have had a coup détat, however, the vast majority of black South Africans were not enfranchised until 1994. During the 20th century, the black majority sought to recover its rights from the dominant white minority, with this struggle playing a role in the countrys recent history. The National Party imposed apartheid in 1948, institutionalising previous racial segregation, since 1994, all ethnic and linguistic groups have held political representation in the countrys democracy, which comprises a parliamentary republic and nine provinces. South Africa is often referred to as the Rainbow Nation to describe the multicultural diversity. The World Bank classifies South Africa as an economy. Its economy is the second-largest in Africa, and the 34th-largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, South Africa has the seventh-highest per capita income in Africa. However, poverty and inequality remain widespread, with about a quarter of the population unemployed, nevertheless, South Africa has been identified as a middle power in international affairs, and maintains significant regional influence. The name South Africa is derived from the geographic location at the southern tip of Africa. Upon formation the country was named the Union of South Africa in English, since 1961 the long form name in English has been the Republic of South Africa. In Dutch the country was named Republiek van Zuid-Afrika, replaced in 1983 by the Afrikaans Republiek van Suid-Afrika, since 1994 the Republic has had an official name in each of its 11 official languages. Mzansi, derived from the Xhosa noun umzantsi meaning south, is a name for South Africa. South Africa contains some of the oldest archaeological and human fossil sites in the world, extensive fossil remains have been recovered from a series of caves in Gauteng Province. The area is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has termed the Cradle of Humankind

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Rugby union
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Rugby union, known in some parts of the world simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using a ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts on each try line. Historically an amateur sport, in 1995 restrictions on payments to players were removed, World Rugby, originally the International Rugby Football Board and from 1998 to 2014 the International Rugby Board, has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886. Rugby union spread from the Home Nations of Great Britain and Ireland, early exponents of the sport included Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and France. Countries that have adopted rugby union as their de facto national sport include Fiji, Georgia, Madagascar, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Rugby union is played in over 100 countries across six continents, there are 101 full members and 18 associate members of World Rugby. The Rugby World Cup, first held in 1987, takes place four years with the winner of the tournament receiving the Webb Ellis Cup. The Six Nations Championship in Europe and The Rugby Championship in the Southern Hemisphere are major annual competitions. The origin of football is reputed to be an incident during a game of English school football at Rugby School in 1823. Although the evidence for the story is doubtful, it was immortalised at the school with a plaque unveiled in 1895, despite the doubtful evidence, the Rugby World Cup trophy is named after Webb Ellis. Rugby football stems from the form of game played at Rugby School, Old Rugbeian Albert Pell, a student at Cambridge, is credited with having formed the first football team. During this early period different schools used different rules, with pupils from Rugby. Other important events include the Blackheath Clubs decision to leave the Football Association in 1863, despite the sports full name of rugby union, it is known simply as rugby throughout most of the world. The first rugby football international was played on 27 March 1871 between Scotland and England, by 1881 both Ireland and Wales had representative teams, and in 1883 the first international competition, the Home Nations Championship had begun. 1883 is also the year of the first rugby tournament, the Melrose Sevens. During the early history of union, a time before commercial air travel. The first two notable tours both took place in 1888—the British Isles team touring New Zealand and Australia, followed by the New Zealand team touring Europe, All three teams brought new styles of play, fitness levels and tactics, and were far more successful than critics had expected. After Morgan began singing, the crowd joined in, the first time a national anthem was sung at the start of a sporting event, in 1905 France played England in its first international match

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Western Province (rugby team)
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DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team, based in Newlands, Cape Town, that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournaments. Founded in 1883, the team has won titles, a record of 34 Currie Cup titles including the inaugural competition, the Vodacom Cup, the Absa Nite Series. The club has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team, the Club is nicknamed Die Streeptruie in reference to their legendary blue and white hooped jerseys. These Striped Jerseys were the colours of Malmesbury Rugby Football Club and they are also known simply as Province by all South African rugby lovers, while Afrikaans-speaking supporters also refer to the team by its abbreviation, W. P. Western Province were the 2012 Vodacom Cup Champions, having defeated the Griquas in 2012 by 20 points to 18 and they also are the 2014 Currie cup champions, having defeated the Lions 19–16 in the final. In 2010 province again did a victory over all of New Zealands five super unions. Province has also beaten the Wallabies 17–6 in an encounter in 1963. The only two teams to have beaten overseas countries as well as teams are yet again the Blue Bulls. Province was literally unstoppable by any opposition in the 1980s except for Northern Transvaal. Since 1983 Western Province has been sponsored by Adidas, in 2013 this will mark the 30th Anniversary of the sponsorship, the maroon jersey along with the centenary jersey as well as the original Stormers orange tops are the three most sought after Province and or Stormers tops. Team sponsor DHL has officially renewed their sponsorship with Western Province until 2016, Western Province currently combines with Boland Cavaliers to compete as the DHL Stormers in the Super Rugby competition. The club was established in 1883, the club claimed their first Currie Cup title in 1889, they repeated this success just three years later, winning the title again in 1892. Western Province continued to dominate the Currie Cup throughout the 1890s and this success continued into the early 1900s, as they won in 1904,1906 and 1908. The competition still being contested irregularly at this stage, was won by the Western Province in 1914. They won a seven times over the next two decades – four times in the 1920s and again three times in the 1930s, sharing two with Border. When the first Currie Cup championship was introduced in 1939, Western Province featured in the final, after losing the final in 1946 to Northern Transvaal, Western Province won their first final in 1947. The Currie Cup became a competition in 1969 and Western Province made it to the final that year. The team had to wait another seven seasons before making another final appearance, three years later they won the Currie Cup, sharing with Northern Transvaal at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town

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2012 IRB Junior World Championship
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The 2012 IRB Junior World Championship was the fifth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. This competition replaced the now defunct Under 19 and Under 21 world championships, the event was organised in South Africa between 4 and 22 June 2012 by rugbys governing body, the IRB. A total of 12 nations played in the tournament, New Zealand came into the tournament as defending champions. South Africa were crowned 2012 champions after defeating New Zealand 22 -16 in the final on the 22 June at Newlands Stadium. After finishing last at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship, Tonga had been relegated to the IRB Junior World Trophy and they had been replaced with Samoa, who won the 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. Italy were relegated to the IRB Junior World Trophy for 2013 after losing the last place play-off to Fiji and they were replaced in 2013 with the United States, winner of the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. The championship was held in Cape Town, South Africa, in an effort to improve TV broadcasting for all matches, only two venues were planned to be used. All times are in South African Standard Time, official website 2012 IRB Junior World Championship at ESPN

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Cecil Afrika
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Cecil Afrika is a South African rugby union player. He attended Hentie Cilliers High School in Virginia and he is currently part of the South African sevens team where he plays at Flyhalf. He was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Afrika represented the South African Schoolboys in 2006 and he was part of the South African under-20 squad in the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship that reached the third place playoffs. Afrika made his debut for the South African sevens team during the Dubai leg of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. During the Las Vegas leg of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series he was carried off the field on a stretcher after he was injured during the Plate Final match against Fiji, South Africa won 12-7. He was part of the team that took Bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. Afrika missed out on the 2011 Wellington Sevens because of a broken jaw he suffered during the South African leg of the IRB Sevens Series. He was the top try and point-scorer for the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series, in 2011 he won the IRB International Sevens Player of the Year award. In 2013, he was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, Afrika was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Pool B of the competition against Spain and he started their second match against France, converting three of South Africas tries in a 26–0 victory, and dropped to the bench for their final match against Australia. Despite a 5–12 defeat in this match, South Africa still finished top of Pool B to set up a final rematch against Australia. Afrika was restored to the lineup for this match and converted one of South Africas tries in a 22–5 victory. He started South Africas semi-final match against Great Britain but could not prevent them losing 5–7 to be eliminated from medal contention. He also started their third-place play-off, scoring two tries and kicking five conversions in his sides 54–14 victory over Japan to help South Africa secure a medal in the competition. SA Rugby Player Profile – Cecil Afrika

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2008 IRB Junior World Championship
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The 2008 IRB Junior World Championship was the first annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. All players who were twenty years of age or under on 1 January 2008 were eligible for selection and this competition replaced the now defunct Under 19 Rugby World Championship and Under 21 Rugby World Championship. The event, organised by rugbys governing body, the International Rugby Board, was contested by sixteen mens under-20 national teams, the tournament was held in June and hosted by Wales, at four separate venues, and won by New Zealand. 13th-16th Places Playoffs 9th-12th Place Playoffs 5th-8th Places Playoffs 1st place playoffs 2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy Official website

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2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
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The 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised for the time in Italy by rugbys governing body. A total of twelve nations played in the tournament, with hosted by Parma, Viadana, Calvisano and Cremona. England went into the tournament as the defending champions after they successfully defended their title in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. This was the first U20 Championship held after the governing body changed its name from the International Rugby Board to the current World Rugby. New Zealand won the title after a 21–16 win against England in the final, the championship was held across four locations. Parma, Viadana and Calvisano hosted pool matches, with the two hosting semi-finals for each bracket. Cremona hosted the final and two of the remaining positional play-offs, with Calvisano hosting the others, the following teams participated in the 2015 World Rugby U20 Championship, The following officials oversaw the thirty matches, TMO Shaun Veldsman travelled to Italy for the semi-finals and the final. The playing schedule and pools were announced on 25 November 2014

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2011 IRB Junior World Championship
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The event was organised by rugbys governing body, the International Rugby Board. The winners were New Zealand, who won all the competitions held since the year in 2008. Four stadia will be used for world cup. There will be four double header match days at the three venues with the final to be played in Stadio Euganeo

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2013 IRB Junior World Championship
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The 2013 IRB Junior World Championship was the sixth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugbys governing body, the IRB, a total of twelve nations played in the tournament. South Africa went into the tournament as defending champions, after winning the tournament for the first time in 2012, england were crowned the 2013 champions for the first time after defeating Wales 23 -15 in the final on the 23 June at Stade de la Rabine in Vannes. After finishing last at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship, Italy were relegated to the IRB Junior World Trophy, after finishing first at the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, the United States were promoted to this competition for 2013. The championship was held in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vannes and Nantes in France, in an effort to improve TV broadcasting for all matches, only three venues were used. For the first time since the inception, the final was contested by two northern hemisphere teams. Also for the first time New Zealand did not participate in the final, the following teams participated in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship,1 United States were promoted from the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. The following playing schedule was released in November 2012, All times are in Central European Summer Time, Venue, Stade Henri Desgranges, La Roche-sur-Yon Venue, Stade de la Rabine, Vannes Venue, Stade Pascal Laporte, Nantes

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2014 IRB Junior World Championship
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The 2014 IRB Junior World Championship was the seventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in Auckland, New Zealand by rugbys governing body, World Rugby, a total of 12 nations took part in the tournament. England went into the tournament as defending champions, after winning the tournament for the first time in 2013, england went on to win the Championship for a second time in two years. While hosts New Zealand, the most successful team in the tournament, were looking to win the title for the first time since 2011, italy were the champions of the 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, thus being promoted to the Championship. Fiji finished last in 2014 and therefore were relegated to the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy for 2015 and this was the final event to be known as the IRB Junior World Championship. The championship was held across three two location, Auckland and Pukekohe, eCOLight Stadium and QBE Stadium are only designated to the pool matches, while Eden Park will be used for top three play-offs, Final, 3rd place play-off and 5th place play-off